USN-5384-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5384-1
April 20, 2022
linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-azure-fde,
linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop,
linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm,
linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4
vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-azure: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud systems
- linux-azure-fde: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments
- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
- linux-azure-5.4: Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure cloud systems
- linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems
- linux-gke-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-gkeop-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel
- linux-ibm-5.4: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems
- linux-oracle-5.4: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems
- linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems
Details:
It was discovered that the UDF file system implementation in the Linux
kernel could attempt to dereference a null pointer in some situations. An
attacker could use this to construct a malicious UDF image that, when
mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2022-0617)
Lyu Tao discovered that the NFS implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle requests to open a directory on a regular file. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
(CVE-2022-24448)
It was discovered that the YAM AX.25 device driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly deallocate memory in some error conditions. A local privileged
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2022-24959)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1020-ibm 5.4.0-1020.22
linux-image-5.4.0-1039-gkeop 5.4.0-1039.40
linux-image-5.4.0-1059-raspi 5.4.0-1059.67
linux-image-5.4.0-1062-kvm 5.4.0-1062.65
linux-image-5.4.0-1068-gke 5.4.0-1068.71
linux-image-5.4.0-1070-oracle 5.4.0-1070.76
linux-image-5.4.0-1072-aws 5.4.0-1072.77
linux-image-5.4.0-1072-gcp 5.4.0-1072.77
linux-image-5.4.0-1076-azure-fde 5.4.0-1076.79+cvm1.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1077-azure 5.4.0-1077.80
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic 5.4.0-109.123
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic-lpae 5.4.0-109.123
linux-image-5.4.0-109-lowlatency 5.4.0-109.123
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1072.74
linux-image-azure-fde 5.4.0.1076.79+cvm1.21
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1077.75
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1072.80
linux-image-generic 5.4.0.109.113
linux-image-generic-lpae 5.4.0.109.113
linux-image-gke 5.4.0.1068.78
linux-image-gke-5.4 5.4.0.1068.78
linux-image-gkeop 5.4.0.1039.42
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1039.42
linux-image-ibm 5.4.0.1020.20
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1020.20
linux-image-kvm 5.4.0.1062.61
linux-image-lowlatency 5.4.0.109.113
linux-image-oem 5.4.0.109.113
linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.109.113
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 5.4.0.1070.70
linux-image-raspi 5.4.0.1059.93
linux-image-raspi2 5.4.0.1059.93
linux-image-virtual 5.4.0.109.113
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-image-5.4.0-1020-ibm 5.4.0-1020.22~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1039-gkeop 5.4.0-1039.40~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1059-raspi 5.4.0-1059.66~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1068-gke 5.4.0-1068.71~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1070-oracle 5.4.0-1070.76~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1072-gcp 5.4.0-1072.77~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-1077-azure 5.4.0-1077.80~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic 5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-109-generic-lpae 5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1
linux-image-5.4.0-109-lowlatency 5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1
linux-image-azure 5.4.0.1077.56
linux-image-gcp 5.4.0.1072.56
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-gke-5.4 5.4.0.1068.71~18.04.32
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0.1039.40~18.04.39
linux-image-ibm 5.4.0.1020.37
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-oem 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-oem-osp1 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-oracle 5.4.0.1070.76~18.04.49
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.1059.60
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 5.4.0.109.123~18.04.94
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5384-1
CVE-2022-0617, CVE-2022-24448, CVE-2022-24959
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-109.123
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1072.77
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure/5.4.0-1077.80
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-fde/5.4.0-1076.79+cvm1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1072.77
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/5.4.0-1068.71
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1039.40
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.4.0-1020.22
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1062.65
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1070.76
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1059.67
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-azure-5.4/5.4.0-1077.80~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-5.4/5.4.0-1072.77~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke-5.4/5.4.0-1068.71~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop-5.4/5.4.0-1039.40~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.4/5.4.0-109.123~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm-5.4/5.4.0-1020.22~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.4/5.4.0-1070.76~18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi-5.4/5.4.0-1059.66~18.04.1
A Linux kernel security update has been released for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS.
